Courses, systems, and skills
What you'll study
The published curriculum emphasizes refrigerant systems, heating and hydronic systems, and residential heating and cooling. Use these questions to learn how classroom instruction connects with supervised work on equipment.
Refrigeration and refrigerant systems
Which recovery, evacuation, charging, and diagnostic procedures will you perform?
Heating, furnaces, boilers, or hydronics
Which heating systems are available in the lab for startup, testing, and diagnosis?
Residential heating and cooling
Will you practice complete installation and service calls or isolated component tasks?
Commercial or industrial systems
Which commercial equipment will you diagnose, and how much time is spent working on it?
Controls, thermostats, and automation
Will you wire, program, and troubleshoot controls on operating equipment?
Curriculum and equipment highlights
- Air Conditioning Heating and Refrigeration
- College Transfer Option
- HVAC Servicing
- HVAC Duct Systems I
- HVACR Customer Relations
- HVACR Building Codes
- Commercial HVAC Controls
- Air Conditioning Service and Repair
- Electrical Diagrams and Troubleshooting
- Ferris State University – B.S. HVACR Engineering Technology
- Get Started on your AAS Degree in our HVAC Program
- Introduction to Refrigeration
Career directions mentioned by the college
- Air Conditioning Technician
- HVACR Control Technician
- Refrigeration Technician